[FlaBirding] FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER - south Hillsborough Co., seen Wednesday PM (01/18/2012)
Subject: [FlaBirding] FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER - south Hillsborough Co., seen Wednesday PM (01/18/2012)
From: BrianAhern
Date: Thu, Jan 19, 2012, 8:26 PM
Hi All,
I just recently received a valid report (with diagnostic photos) of a
FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER that was seen on Wednesday in the late afternoon at
Cockroach Bay in southern Hillsborough County by Don & Phyllis Pelly, visiting
birders from Kentucky. Today (Thursday) several birders checked the area
and could not relocate the bird. Fork-tailed Flycatchers are notorious for
being "one day wonders" but several past sightings of this species in Florida
have lasted for days and even weeks. Anyone birding this area during the
next couple of days should be on the lookout!
Exact directions to where the bird was found:
>From US-41 turn to the west onto Cockroach Bay Rd (there is a Circle K on
US 41 here). Drive 2 miles, then turn right (North) onto Gulf City Rd.
Drive 1.6 miles then turn right (South) onto Lost River Trail (will have a
No Outlet sign).
Drive .3 miles to where the street makes a 90 degree turn to the left.
There is a pullout here. The bird was in the shrubs on the East side of the
street by a pond.
A big thanks to Judi Hopkins for alerting me about this sighting.
Best,
Brian Ahern
Tampa Bay, FL.
(email address filtered)
Photos: _www.pbase.com/brianahern_ (http://www.pbase.com/brianahern)
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